Disorders Matrix and Other Final Info Flashcards
flaccid dysarthria: etiologies
- ALS
- myasthenia gravis
flaccid dysarthria: site of lesion
lower motor neuron (LMN)
- final common pathway
- motor unit
flaccid dysarthria: type of damage
- posterior fossa
- peripheral axon
- myoneural junction
flaccid dysarthria: characteristics
- weakness
- reflexive, automatic, and voluntary movements
- atrophy
flaccid dysarthria: oral mech and motor speech results
problems with executing the movement
flaccid dysarthria: characteristics of respiration
- mono loudness
- speaking on inhalation
flaccid dysarthria: characteristics of phonation
- breathiness
- stridor
- diplophonia
flaccid dysarthria: characteristics of articulation
weak/slurred
flaccid dysarthria: characteristics of resonance
hypernasality
flaccid dysarthria: treatment
- strength: isotonic/isometric exercises
- effortful closure technique
spastic dysarthria: etiologies
ALS, CP, MS
spastic dysarthria: site of lesion
upper motor neuron (UMN)
- direct and indirect activation pathways (pyramidal and extrapyramidal)
spastic dysarthria: type of damage
- pyramidal
- extrapyramidal
- supratentorial
- posterior fossa
spastic dysarthria: other notable characteristics
- spasticity
- decreased reflexes initially, then more pronounced
- Babinski sign
- Pseudobulbar affect
spastic dysarthria: oral mech and motor speech results
- slow and regular AMRs
- articulation errors, but decent prosody (general dysarthria)
spastic dysarthria: characteristics of respiration
- mono loudness
- intermittent breathy/aphonic segments
spastic dysarthria: characteristics of phonation
- strained
- harshness
- pitch breaks
spastic dysarthria: characteristics of articulation
- slow and effortful
- imprecise, long phoneme duration
spastic dysarthria: characteristics of resonance
hypernasality
spastic dysarthria: treatment
- sustained phonation with visual feedback
- reduced rate techniques
ataxic dysarthria: etiologies
AT, MS, Friedrich’s ataxia
ataxic dysarthria: site of lesion
cerebellum
- cerebellar control circuit
ataxic dysarthria: type of severity
posterior fossa
ataxic dysarthria: characteristics
- incoordination
- reflexive swallow
- gag
ataxic dysarthria: oral mech and motor speech results
- irregular and slow AMRs
- movement is uncoordinated
ataxic dysarthria: characteristics of phonation
- loudness variations
- coarse voice tremors
ataxic dysarthria: characteristics of articulation
- slow rate
- prolonged phonemes
ataxic dysarthria: treatment
- contrastive production
- intelligibility drills